news details |
|
|
| No long-term developmental plan in J&K: CAG | | | Bashir Assad
Srinagar, Mar 24: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has criticized the Jammu and Kashmir Government for its failure to formulate any long-term development plan stating that most of the activities for infrastructure development have been undertaken in an adhoc manner.
The CAG report released in the assembly recently said most of the newly created development authorities have not finalized the master plans for development of their respective areas while funds have been diverted from one scheme to another, affecting the completion of projects.
The report said the assets created at 12 different tourist locations by incurring an expenditure of Rs 15.55 crore were not operational due to shortage of skilled manpower.
The report said that the Tourism Department had not conducted any baseline survey for identification of places to be developed as tourist destinations, circuits and instead the department had taken up development of various tourist places without ascertaining their feasibility.
"No data has been maintained regarding the number of tourists who visited the new destinations at Sarthal, Basohli, Bani, Rajouri, Poonch and Kishtwar," the report said.
The report said that Jammu and Kashmir Tourist Development Corporation had made no efforts to increase the coverage area and exploit the potential of the transport sector to benefit from the increasing tourist inflow.
The report criticized the department for its failure to evolve a mechanism to keep watch on illegal constructions and unplanned development of areas and to grant permission for development of land or construction of buildings was not in place. Despite 71 per cent increase in tourist arrival during 2011-12 as compared to 2008-09, the occupancy levels in the JKTDC facilities increased only by 16 per cent during the period.
"Out of the 38 projects sanctioned during 2008-11, only 19 projects were completed as of March 2013. Six out of the 21 schemes taken up under the 12th Finance Commission award during 2006-10 at a cost of Rs 11.30 crore had not been completed," the CAG report said. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
